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From: desmarai@iros13.iro.umontreal.ca (Stephane Desmarais)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
Subject: Re: is it possible to read/write Commodore disks on an IBM PC?
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Date: 10 Jun 88 17:36:48 GMT
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In article <19371@watmath.waterloo.edu> cgwong@watmath.waterloo.edu (Clint Wong) writes:
>>Oups, I removed the source name :-(
>>Ah, but the Commodore 1541 (and presumably 1571) has RAM into which you can
>>load your own programs, thus changing the behavior of the drive [...]

>I think the ultimate is a program I have that plays a song on the disk
>drive by creating a high pitch whine by programming the head to oscillate
>against the head stop.

Interesting idea.  You should try that tonight. Of course, use your own head
and a brick wall. I'm sure that new, interesting sounds will emerge :-)

(Why didn't they find a way do avoid doing more than one or two bump on
the head stop?)
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